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Emanuel Navarrete (38-2-1, 31 KOs) was outboxed by 2012 Olympic silver medalist Denys Berinchyk (23-0, 9 KOs), losing a 12-round split decision in a fight for the vacant WBO lightweight crown at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. (Photo credit: Top Rank) The wild…

Tonight, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by 12 round split decision in a great, dramatic fight that lived up to the hype. Winning via scores of 115-112, 114-113, with Fury getting the nod at 114-113 on the third card, Usyk is…

Tonight, on the huge “Ring of Fire” card in Riyadh, unbeaten German heavyweight Agit Kabayel scored a big stoppage win over fellow unbeaten Frank Sanchez of Cuba. Kabayel dominated all the way through, and he then dropped Sanchez twice in round seven to get the…

Tonight, on the massive bill in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, unbeaten British lightweight star in the making Mark Chamberlain did it again and he did it in style. Facing something of a mystery foe in Accra, Ghana’s Joshua Wahab, a man who had never been stopped,…

By Michael Collins - 05/18/2024 - Comments Tonight, IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) will take on WBC champion Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) to try to collect the last belt to become the undisputed #1 in the division. Fight information: Ringwalks for Fury-Usyk:…

It will be all about the big men of the sport tonight, the heavyweights, with the massive and historic four-belt unification clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk going down in Saudi Arabia. But there has been a whole lot going on in the sport…

In the main event tonight, Emanuel Navarrete goes after the vacant WBO lightweight belt against unbeaten #1-ranked contender Denys Berinchyk in a fight scheduled for 12 rounds at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.  Start time for main card: 10:30 p.m. ET, broadcast…

Emanuel Navarrete and Denys Berinchyk both weighed in successfully on Friday for their 12-round battle for the vacant WBO lightweight title this Saturday night, May 18th, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. This is a Top Rank event, and it’ll be shown live…

Oleksandr Usyk’s correct weight for Friday’s weigh-in is 223 1/2 lbs, not the 233.5 lbs that the announcer incorrectly revealed for his fight against Tyson Fury on Saturday night in Riyadh. The 233-lb weight gain announced initially surprised fans, as IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Usyk had…